priest

Example Sentences

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"When you get back you can't say what you've been doing, I mean lying to your parish priest is quite difficult."

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Kilmer was to play a Catholic priest named Fintan.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

"She was the kind of person who brought a smile to your face as soon as you met her," the local priest said.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

At one point, they were kicked out of the Austrian refugee program and became homeless until a Catholic priest took them in and made them caretakers of a medieval church.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026

Robert and Thomas and the priest, whispering paternosters, followed the prints all the way to the mill where, crossing themselves, they unlatched the door.

From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman